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Well December is apon us. This means it is time for the Eagles to start playing like they should of been all season. December is the Eagles month while it is not typically for the Cowboys.

An intriguing reader asked- Should we really get excited for the Eagles though? Well I can and can not answer that. Last year the Eagles finished with a 9-6-1 record. Remember the tie last year against the Bengals. The Loss that followed by the hands of the Ravens. The benching of Donovan Mcnabb occurred during the ravens game. People like me thought the season was over, we were done for, time to blow up the team and start over. Then came Thanksgiving night. Me and an avid reader of this blog were working last year on thanksgiving night. When we arrived at the stadium things seemed depressing. Fans just going through the motions. Family members sneaking into clubs to eat a meal rather than watch the game. But something happen that night that really turned things around a 48 to 20 win over the Cardinals. A win nobody saw coming. Most say that win on the Cardinals is what propelled the Eagles in to the play offs. Now why is this important you ask? I believe this week’s game versus the Giants is going to be a proving game. This is the reason I felt the need to blog. Lets face it the Eagles haven't played any real competition since their loss to the Cowboys. A Loss in which the Eagles lacked heart. If the Eagles can win this week against the Giants they will make a believer out of me that they are a true play off contender. Besides San Fran the rest of the Eagles schedule the Broncos and Cowboys are tough games. Brian Dawkins is goanna have his guys fired up and ready to play the eagles on the 27th.

Will the Eagle make the Playoffs? Probably

Will the Eagles win the Superbowl? Probably not

Why not? I fully understand that anything can happen on any given Sunday in the NFL. But let’s be realistic for a second, do we see the Eagles beating the Saints in the playoffs. Sean Payton head coach of the Saints always seems to know exactly what the eagles are going to do. It seems like he has a snitch in the Eagles locker room feeding him the game plan. The Vikings are totally different team with Brett Farve at QB. They are not the same team we played last year in the playoffs. I am looking for the Eagles to make an exciting run into the playoffs. I hope they do because, I hate watching other team celebrate. At 20 years old I realize that I should not drink the green flavor KOOL- AID. Strange things happen when you do followed by massive heart ache. Our jobs as Eagles fans becomes now take one Game at a time. Do not get to excited and do not book any reservations in Miami to Early!

Quick Eagles notes: Early repots are saying Akeem Jordan (middleline backer)- (RB)Brian Westbrook and (wr)Desean Jackson could all be on the field for the game on Sunday. Which would be really big for the Eagles.

So much more to say but I have a paper to work on so I got to wrap this up.


Phillies News!
Welcome back Placido Enrique Polanco. Polanco has comeback to play 3rd base for the Phillies. As much as I like polanco I don’t know how much he will help. He is only 6 months younger than Feliz not as good defensively, and has a little more pop in the bat. Polanco has a high on obp (on base percentage)and is suppose to be better driving runs in. We shall see.

According to the Phillies there looking for someone who can compete for the 5th spot in the rotation or be able to pitch in the bullpen. Hmmm! isn’t that what we had in Brett Myers?

Theres a report out about a trade that would involve Joe Blanton not sure who the phillies would be getting. In my opinion it would have to be a good player in return if were going to trade Joe Blanton.

There’s a report saying Brad Lidge and JC Romero might not be ready for the start of the season. I will update this

Phillies are reportedly interested in Brandon Lyon from the tigers. A good reliever who has closer experience would be good since Lidge might not be ready.

The Phillies are saying they can only increase the payroll up to around 140 million. I'm sorry, did I miss something where did all the money go? They raised ticket prices last year had fifty something sellouts,playoff games and a world series there and they can only go to 140 doubt it!

That is it for now my Eagles Giants pick is Eagles win 23 to 20

Quick notes
Allen Iverson first game back with the Sixers last night, came in a loosing effort to Denver. Iverson looked pretty good for first game back. Sadly the Sixers are still not that good and I don’t expect to see anymore sellouts this season.

Flyers- The Flyers are in shambles right now. John Stevens experienced the old it’s easier to get rid of the coach than the players. The flyers are looking like an overated team right now.
Breaking news: Flyers goalie Ray Emery will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdominal wall, the team announced today.General manager Paul Holmgren said Emery is expected to be out for about 6 weeks. Lets hope that the Flyers new coach Peter Laviolette can get things back on course so we have a good team to watch once the Eagles wrap up. So were not just counting down days to spring training.



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